Historical timeline for September 19

Azerbaijan launches a military offensive against the Republic of Artsakh in the Nagorno-Karabakh region; this leads to the flight of the Armenian population.

A strong earthquake kills 2 and injures over 30 in Mexico's state of Michoacán.

The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is held at Westminster Abbey, London.

The Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, erupts. The eruption lasts for almost three months, ending on December 13.

The 2017 Puebla earthquake strikes Mexico, causing 370 deaths and over 6,000 injuries, as well as extensive damage.

In the wake of a manhunt, the suspect in a series of bombings in New York and New Jersey is apprehended after a shootout with police.

Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees surpasses Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all-time career saves leader with 602.

The leaking oil well in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is sealed.

A Learjet 60 carrying musicians Travis Barker and Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein crashes during a rejected takeoff from Colombia Metropolitan Airport in West Columbia, South Carolina, killing four of the six people on board. Barker and Goldstein both survive.

The Thai army stages a coup. The Constitution is revoked and martial law is declared.

The Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria kills 53 people.

The Washington Post and The New York Times publish the Unabomber Manifesto.

Ötzi the Iceman is discovered in the Alps on the border between Italy and Austria.

A bomb destroys UTA Flight 772 in mid-air above the Tùnùrù Desert, Niger, killing all 170 passengers and crew.

A strong earthquake kills thousands and destroys about 400 buildings in Mexico City.

Tipper Gore and other political wives form the Parents Music Resource Center as Frank Zappa, John Denver, and other musicians testify at U.S. Congressional hearings on obscenity in rock music.

Saint Kitts and Nevis gains its independence.

Scott Fahlman posts the first documented emoticons :-) and :-( on the Carnegie Mellon University bulletin board system.

The Solomon Islands join the United Nations.

Two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom II jets fly out to investigate an unidentified flying object.